56 Great Northern Road, Dunstable, LU5 4BT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of part single storey and part two storey rear extension and single storey side extension with roof lanterns Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 21 Oct 2026 · Last checked 22 Oct 2026
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- LU5 4BT
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Parish
- Dunstable
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Full Application - Refused Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )This decision refers to plan numbers: 3316/1/1, 3316/1/2, 3316/1/4, 3316/4/1, 3316/4/2, CBC-01.This decision refers to plan numbers: 3316/1/1, 3316/1/2, 3316/1/4, 3316/4/1, 3316/4/2, CBC-01. 2 )Please note that the unnumbered drawings submitted in connection with this application have been given unique numbers by the Local Planning Authority. The numbers can be sourced by examining the plans on the View a Planning Application pages of the Councils website www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.Please note that the unnumbered drawings submitted in connection with this application have been given unique numbers by the Local Planning Authority. The numbers can be sourced by examining the plans on the View a Planning Application pages of the Councils website www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.
- Decision date
- 21 Oct 2026
- Agent
- J Crawley
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Refused, as 10% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Central Bedfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Central Bedfordshire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 22 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 28 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 7 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Central Bedfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #62 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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